Out of the Box Stamping

     Hello crafty people! I know it has been a bit since my last blog post, but today I have a special post for you...it's a blog hop with fellow Stampin' Up! demos from around the globe. You will get to see amazing projects full of ideas to inspire your next creation. Here is mine.....

   Hey everyone! How is your week going so far? We got hit with a bunch of rain last night which is continuing into today. We also have a chance for some snow, but we will see how that goes. I really love the snow too. My wish every year is to wake up Christmas morning with a couple feet of snow on the ground outside.....it hasn't happened yet. Let's get onto today's card.....

   Welcome crafty people! Did you have a good weekend? I can't believe that Thanksgiving is next week! And then just Christmas in just under 4 weeks!!! Boy this year went by fast. I have been steadily working on my Christmas cards for this year and I am loving the Christmastime is Here Suite to help with that. Here is today's card.....

   Hello crafty people! How has your week gone? I was supposed to be in Portland Oregon right now for Stampin' Up!'s OnStage event for demos, but.....our car decided to have problems and my husband didn't want to risk driving it to Phoenix (3 hrs away). Plus the money I had saved for my trip has now gone or is going to go into fixing our car. So I'm a little bummed today, but there will be next year. Let's get on to today's card......

   Hey everyone! Welcome to my blog. Can't believe we are already half way though the week. With this past Monday being a holiday my days are all mixed up now. Does this happen to you? Especially when it's at the beginning or end of the week. Let's get on to today's card.....      This suite is so cute! Between the stamps, punch, DSP (Designer Series Paper), and the really cute embellishment kit making these snowmen is just so much fun. The really cute hats, scarves, and mittens come in 4 different colors to match all your snowman projects.    I decided to give the background a winter look by embossing with the Swirls & Curls embossing folder. It is hard to tell in the pics, but the DSP has glitter on one side of it which gives the card a fun sparkle.    I also put some of the Shimmery Crystal Effects on the buttons of the the snowman to add some more sparkle. I wrapped a piece of the Real Red Curly ribbon around the layer a...